NFL playoffs

NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 7

Houston 31, Cincinnati 10

New Orleans 45, Detroit 28

Sunday, Jan. 8

New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2

Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 14

New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 22

TBD

Pro Bowl

Sunday, Jan. 29

At Honolulu

NFC vs. AFC

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5

At Indianapolis

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 7 3 .700 —

New York 6 5 .545 1 1/2

Boston 4 5 .444 2 1/2

Toronto 4 7 .364 3 1/2

New Jersey 2 9 .182 5 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Orlando 8 3 .727 —

Miami 8 3 .727 —

Atlanta 8 4 .667 1/2

Charlotte 2 9 .182 6

Washington 1 9 .100 6 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 10 2 .833 —

Indiana 7 3 .700 2

Cleveland 5 5 .500 4

Milwaukee 4 6 .400 5

Detroit 2 9 .182 7 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 7 4 .636 —

Dallas 6 5 .545 1

Memphis 4 6 .400 2 1/2

Houston 3 7 .300 3 1/2

New Orleans 3 7 .300 3 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 10 2 .833 —

Portland 7 3 .700 2

Denver 7 4 .636 2 1/2

Utah 6 4 .600 3

Minnesota 3 7 .300 6

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 8 4 .667 —

L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 1

Phoenix 4 6 .400 3

Sacramento 4 7 .364 3 1/2

Golden State 3 7 .300 4

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta 111, Charlotte 81

Memphis 94, New York 83

Milwaukee 102, Detroit 93

Cleveland 101, Phoenix 90

Orlando 117, Golden State 109

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 8 p.m.

New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (101)

Casspi 3-7 0-0 6, Jamison 10-22 0-0 23, Varejao 3-10 2-3 8, Irving 11-17 2-2 26, Parker 3-8 0-0 8, Sessions 1-7 3-3 5, Gee 2-4 4-6 8, Gibson 3-7 1-2 10, Erden 0-0 0-2 0, T.Thompson 3-7 1-3 7. Totals 39-89 13-21 101.

PHOENIX (90)

Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Frye 5-11 0-0 12, Gortat 7-11 0-2 14, Nash 6-10 3-5 16, Dudley 4-7 0-0 8, Redd 4-9 1-2 12, Brown 3-9 5-6 11, Warrick 0-2 2-2 2, Morris 5-9 1-1 13, Price 0-4 0-0 0, Lopez 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 34-75 14-20 90.

Cleveland 30 26 23 22 — 101

Phoenix 30 18 23 19 — 90

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-19 (Gibson 3-5, Jamison 3-5, Parker 2-2, Irving 2-4, Sessions 0-1, Casspi 0-2), Phoenix 8-21 (Redd 3-7, Morris 2-2, Frye 2-6, Nash 1-2, Brown 0-1, Dudley 0-1, Price 0-2). Fouled Out—Erden. Rebounds—Cleveland 60 (Varejao 17), Phoenix 45 (Gortat 10). Assists—Cleveland 22 (Irving 6), Phoenix 23 (Nash 15). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Phoenix 21. Technicals—Phoenix defensive three second. A—14,636 (18,422).

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Boston College 59, Clemson 57

CCSU 71, Mount St. Mary’s 66

Drexel 60, George Mason 53

LIU 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 64

Manhattan 75, Iona 72

Quinnipiac 78, Robert Morris 76

Sacred Heart 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 68

Siena 83, Rider 79

St. Francis (NY) 81, Monmouth (NJ) 64

Vermont 73, Binghamton 53

Wagner 78, Bryant 61

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 56, Furman 50

Austin Peay 80, E. Kentucky 65

Charleston Southern 65, Presbyterian 58

Chattanooga 51, Wofford 48

Coastal Carolina 65, Gardner-Webb 63

Davidson 88, W. Carolina 67

Duke 61, Virginia 58

Elon 70, The Citadel 55

Georgia Southern 58, Samford 53

Georgia St. 75, UNC Wilmington 61

High Point 64, Winthrop 54

Idaho 90, Louisiana Tech 88, OT

Liberty 69, Radford 64

Middle Tennessee 70, FIU 59

Mississippi St. 62, Tennessee 58

Murray St. 66, Jacksonville St. 55

South Alabama 70, Louisiana-Lafayette 65

UALR 72, Louisiana-Monroe 51

UNC Asheville 89, Campbell 82

UNC Greensboro 73, Coll. of Charleston 66

VCU 65, James Madison 45

MIDWEST

Detroit 80, Green Bay 73

E. Illinois 68, UT-Martin 55

Milwaukee 58, Wright St. 38

Minnesota 77, Indiana 74

N. Dakota St. 55, UMKC 54

North Dakota 69, Valley City St. 46

Oral Roberts 71, W. Illinois 70, 2OT

S. Dakota St. 86, South Dakota 56

S. Utah 72, IUPUI 64

SE Missouri 85, SIU-Edwardsville 68

Wisconsin 67, Purdue 62

SOUTHWEST

Houston Baptist 123, Crowley’s Ridge 43

North Texas 84, W. Kentucky 67

FAR WEST

Arizona 81, Oregon St. 73, OT

Cal Poly 66, UC Irvine 50

E. Washington 65, Sacramento St. 60

Hawaii 74, Fresno St. 68, OT

Long Beach St. 86, UC Davis 58

Loyola Marymount 68, Pepperdine 58

Montana 78, N. Arizona 53

Nevada 81, San Jose St. 57

New Mexico St. 80, Utah St. 60

Oregon 67, Arizona St. 58

Pacific 79, CS Northridge 59

Portland St. 86, N. Colorado 75

San Diego 75, Santa Clara 62

San Francisco 104, Portland 70

Stanford 68, Utah 65

UC Riverside 79, UC Santa Barbara 70, OT

Weber St. 63, Montana St. 49

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 41 27 10 4 58 118 86

Philadelphia 42 26 12 4 56 142 124

New Jersey 43 24 17 2 50 119 124

Pittsburgh 42 21 17 4 46 124 112

N.Y. Islanders 41 15 20 6 36 98 129

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 40 28 11 1 57 148 77

Ottawa 45 24 15 6 54 143 144

Toronto 42 22 15 5 49 135 131

Buffalo 42 18 19 5 41 107 123

Montreal 43 16 20 7 39 110 119

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 42 21 13 8 50 109 116

Washington 41 22 17 2 46 119 120

Winnipeg 43 20 18 5 45 112 126

Tampa Bay 42 17 21 4 38 115 146

Carolina 45 15 23 7 37 118 150

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 44 26 13 5 57 144 127

St. Louis 43 25 12 6 56 112 92

Detroit 43 27 15 1 55 138 101

Nashville 43 24 15 4 52 118 117

Columbus 42 11 26 5 27 101 142

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 45 28 14 3 59 147 110

Minnesota 44 22 16 6 50 103 110

Colorado 45 23 20 2 48 117 127

Calgary 45 21 19 5 47 110 127

Edmonton 42 16 22 4 36 112 121

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 40 24 11 5 53 118 94

Los Angeles 44 21 15 8 50 97 100

Dallas 42 24 17 1 49 119 123

Phoenix 44 20 17 7 47 111 114

Anaheim 42 13 22 7 33 104 136

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO

Boston 2, Montreal 1

Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0

Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 2

Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2, OT

Nashville 3, Colorado 2, OT

San Jose 2, Winnipeg 0

Chicago 5, Minnesota 2

Calgary 1, Anaheim 0, OT

Dallas 5, Los Angeles 4, SO

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 10 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Girls’ Scores of Interest

Athens 64, Wellston 40

Beaver Eastern 64, New Boston Glenwood 50

Cin. Princeton 57, Ursuline Academy 44

Greenfield McClain 49, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 47, OT

Jackson 48, Chillicothe Unioto 31

Lucasville Valley 60, McDermott Scioto NW 41

Nelsonville-York 72, Albany Alexander 40

Oak Hill 68, S. Webster 29

Peebles 50, Manchester 33

Portsmouth Notre Dame 44, Portsmouth Sciotoville East 32

Portsmouth W. 46, Wheelersburg 42

Sardinia Eastern 60, Leesburg Fairfield 31

Seaman N. Adams 55, Fayetteville-Perry 53

Waverly 33, Minford 29

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Announced club owners voted to extend the contract of Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig through the 2014 season.

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Ray on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Rick Down minor league roving hitting instructor and Tom Nieto manager of the Gulf Coast League Yankees.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with 1B-OF Luke Scott on a one-year contract.

National League

MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with 1B Greg Dobbs on a two-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Carlos Gomez and LHP Manny Parra on one-year contracts.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DALLAS COWBOYS—Named Bill Callahan offensive line coach and offensive coordinator and Jerome Henderson secondary coach.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed LB Matthias Berning.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Named Raheem Morris defensive backs coach.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA—Announced junior RB Trent Richardson, junior CB Dre Kirkpatrick and junior LB Dont’a Hightower will enter the NFL draft.

ARKANSAS—Announced the resignations of linebackers coach Reggie Johnson, and graduate assistant coaches Richard Owens and Brandon Sharpe, to take coaching positions at Alabama-Birmingham.

BOSTON COLLEGE—Announced DE Max Holloway will enter the NFL draft.

CLEMSON—Announced the resignation of defensive coordinator Kevin Steele.

PENN STATE— Named Stan Hixon assistant head coach/wide receivers coach, Larry Johnson defensive line coach, Charles London running backs coach, Mac McWhorter offensive line coach, John Strollo tight ends coach and Ron Vanderlinden linebackers coach.

TEXAS TECH—Suspended freshman Terran Petteway for a game after he elbowed a Kansas player Wednesday.

TOLEDO—Anounced junior WR Eric Page will enter the NFL draft.

WYOMING—Signed football coach Dave Christensen to a five-year contract through 2016.

YALE—Named Tony Reno football coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled F Jordan Caron from Providence (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled LW Dane Byers from Springfield (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Traded F Michael Cammalleri to Calgary for F Rene Bourque.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled F Cody Eakin from Hershey (AHL).